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KTÄ02MK25DIAK Translation 2 (5 cr)

Code: KTÄ0205A19H-3005

General information


Enrollment

23.09.2024 - 13.10.2024

Timing

10.02.2025 - 20.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting

Teachers

  • Olga Galinski

Groups

  • HKI-S23astu

Objective

Students will be able to
- apply translation theories in their practice
- resolve issues relating to communication and cultural imbalance
- justify their chosen translation solutions
- translate general and simple specialist texts according to instructions
- retrieve and critically evaluate information needed in translation

Content

- translation theories
- the communicative purpose of text and translation
- cultural specificities in translation
- translation strategies
- general and simple specialist texts
- information retrieval for translators
- translation assignments

Evaluation scale

0-5